Dinosaur Jr. & Easy Action

It’s always encouraging to see old guys who can keep up with the ever-shifting trends of rock, but Dinosaur Jr. never really slowed down in the first place. For the members of Dinosaur Jr. and Easy Action, it’s been nearly 40 years of relentless mayhem. Both bands have roots in the early days of U.S. hardcore. (Dinosaur Jr. emerged from Massachusetts hardcore punks Deep Wound, and Easy Action from Negative Approach, Necros and Motor City noise mutants Laughing Hyenas.) Dinosaur Jr. has been making the best brand of American indie-rock ever since their mid-’80s SST/Homestead Records era. But in 2019, Dino members J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow are just as visceral as ever. And last time the trio was in Nashville, they brought Easy Action frontman John Brannon onstage for an encore of the Stooges classic “T.V. Eye.” 8 p.m. at Cannery Ballroom, 1 Cannery Row P.J. KINZER